CORTEX International Premiere Film Noir/Thriller France, 2008 In French with English subtitles 35 mm/1.66/Color/Dolby SRD/105 min Directed by: Nicolas Boukhrief Written by: Nicolas Boukhrief, Frédérique Moreau Cinematography: Dominique Colin Editor: Lydia Decobert Music: Nicolas Baby Produced by: Sylvie Pialat Production Company: Les Films du Worso Co-production: France 3 Cinéma With: André Dussollier (Charles Boyer), Julien Boisselier (Thomas), Aurore Clément (Marie), Pascal Elbé (Dr. Chenot), Anne-Marie Faux (Claire), Marthe Keller (Carole), Claude Perron (Béatrice), Claire Nebout (Sandra), Chantal Neuwirth (Francine) www.cortexlefilm.com Veteran Nouvelle Vague actor André Dussollier (And Now My Love, Melo, A Heart In Winter, Amelie, 36 (COLCOA 2005), Tell No One (COLCOA 2007)), stars as retired detective Charles Boyer in this nail-biting thriller. Suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, Boyer is placed in a specialized clinic. As patients die one after the other, he starts suspecting criminal activity. The film follows his journey to solve the mysteries he seems to uncover, while struggling to keep his mental faculties and his grasp on reality. NICOLAS BOUKHRIEF After several years as a journalist and founder of Starfix, a magazine specialized in fantasy and horror cinema, Nicolas Boukhrief started writing and directing films in the 1990s. Following the drama Pleasure (And Its Little Inconveniences) and the controversial Assassin(s), co-written with Mathieu Kassovitz, he directed the hard-hitting thriller Cash Truck (COLCOA 2004), which will soon be remade in the US. He re-interprets the thriller genre with Cortex. PRESS "Surrounding a stellar André Dussollier, a flawless cast gives this psychiatric thriller the strength and coherence of a terrifying true story." (Elle) "André Dussolier gives an exceptional performance (...) Boukhrief allows him to lead the film with his presence and his strangeness, even if it slows the intrigue down. He certainly stays in our memory for a while.” (Première) “The always impressive Dussollier brings the full weight of experience to the role, delivering a multilayered characterization that captures both Charles' interior rigidity and the confusion that's quickly gripping his brain. His ability to disguise his forgetfulness makes for an impressively accurate portrayal of the disease." (Variety)